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meu nome é Luiz “Five minutes after eight and I’m not at my desk yet,” Sal worried as he kept pushing the elevator button, trying to make the door close faster. Suddenly, as the door finally started to close, an unexpected hand reached in and pulled it back to the starting point. Sal was not … Continue reading My name is Luiz →

I cannot tell you what you want to hear, only what you need to hear; by doing so, what you need to hear becomes what you want to hear for the future.

Shut-down:  Stop workingShut-in:  Stop travelingShut-off:  Stop spendingShut-up: Stop talking"Let them eat cake!" Shouts the King.

Bunny rabbit gestures indicating nothing more than the expression on one's face.

Heavily bound by commitment, until the practice becomes undone. Obligated to the union, until the routine is less than fun. Reversing the situation, a costly tidy sum. The question now apparent: What the heck have I just done?

Sour faces pretending to be sweet, acidic souls content with their reflux, acerbic and brutal remarks candy-coated to the liking of a gullible palate, and curdled motives strung together with clumps of absurdity. Lemonade, $50 a glass.    

Relaxed muscles awake in favor of pleasantries; eyes brighten simultaneously in response. The corners of a mouth curve up slightly, exposing teeth between inflated cheeks and parted lips.  "Good morning," the writer says.

Arms folded in defiance, lips pinched tight with persistence, eyes rolled sharply to their corners, and ears hearing inward the prejudice the mind will allow.    

Running fast may get you there first, but if danger awaits wouldn’t you have rather been second?

An abundance can obscure the quality of something plain.